The Danny Granger chase is on and the Clippers are in the thick of it.

Granger, traded from Indiana to Philadelphia, had his contract bought out by the 76ers on Wednesday and is now free to sign.

“Of course,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers answered when asked if the Clippers are interested. Then again, so are other teams like the San Antonio Spurs, it was reported, as well as Houston, Dallas and Chicago.

“Obviously a guy with that talent, you want to look at, there’s no doubt about it,” Rivers said.

“I don’t think it is up to us. I think it will be up to Danny. I think there will be a lot of teams going after him and there should be. We’re going to have our day to talk.”

The Clippers still have two open spots on the roster after they jettisoned Antawn Jamison and Byron Mullens last week. That keeps them in the hunt for any possible free agent that might pop up, such as Granger.

Former Clipper Caron Butler, for example, has an impending buyout from the Milwaukee Bucks, with the Miami Heat reported to be interested in him.

Rivers not only likes the flexibility, he’s building a destination.

“You at least want the opportunity, that doesn’t mean you get one,” Rivers said. “But at least you have the opportunity to do it, so so far, so good.

“I don’t know if we’re going to make it THE destination, but we want it to be one of them. We’ve just got to keep being a good basketball team and the rest of this stuff will follow.”

Barrage of threes

Winning their last two games on the road became an easier proposition for the Clippers once they started hitting 3-pointers. In the wins over Oklahoma City and New Orleans, the Clippers shot a combined 29 of 58 from long distance.

Jamal Crawford, of course, led the way with 12 of those 3-pointers and benefits from having Chris Paul and Blake Griffin occupying the defense.

“We’ve fallen in love with it all year, we just haven’t made them,” Rivers said. “And now they’re going in and we’re noticing they’re going in. I kept saying I think we’re a good 3-point shooting team, I just wish they went in.

“We’re always going to pretty much have good balance. The ball’s going to be in Chris’ hands, the ball’s going to be in Blake’s hands, so I think our balance will be good. The better we shoot them, the more dangerous we become because guarding Blake with 3-point shooters around him, guarding Chris with 3-point shooters around him, that makes us pretty good.”